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A rainfall forecasting method using machine learning models and its application to the Fukuoka city case Cover

A rainfall forecasting method using machine learning models and its application to the Fukuoka city case

International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
Volume 22 (2012): Issue 4 (December 2012)
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|Dec 2012

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10006-012-0062-1 | Journal eISSN: 2083-8492 | Journal ISSN: 1641-876X
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Published on: Dec 28, 2012
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Keywords:
rainfall forecasting,
machine learning,
multi-model method,
pre-processing,
model ranking.
Related subjects:
Mathematics,
Applied mathematics

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